Manickchand promises probe of Santa Rosa students being forced to fetch water

Education Minister Priya Manickchand yesterday promised to investigate reports of students of the Santa Rosa Primary School are being forced to fetch water, while telling the National Assembly that it is the Local Government Ministry that is responsible for the day-to-day operations involving education in the regions.

She was at the time responding to questions raised by APNU Shadow Minister of Education Amna Ally, who raised issues affecting the Santa Rosa Primary.

Manickchand, however, said that while it has been determined that the Education Ministry is responsible for policy